to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
to utter a similar sound.
to grumble, as in discontent.
verb (used with object)
to express with a grunt.
noun
a sound of grunting.
New England Cooking. a dessert, typically of cherries, peaches, or apples sweetened and spiced, and topped with biscuit dough.See also pandowdy.
any food fish of the family Pomadasyidae (Haemulidae), found chiefly in tropical and subtropical seas, that emits grunting sounds.
Slang. a soldier, especially an infantryman.
Slang. a common or unskilled worker; laborer.
Origin of grunt
First recorded before 900; Middle English grunten, Old English grunnettan, frequentative of grunian “to grunt”; cognate with German grunzen, Latin grunnīre
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The grunt takes a hard look at our interpreter, rotates his M16 and opens the vehicle door, motioning for us to get out.
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The grunt asks us where we are going and we respond, “to the Korengal.”
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Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went.
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Crocker's answer was a grunt; he was looking at the stars, calculating possibly in how long he could walk to heaven.
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He felt along the roof of the cavern, and presently gave a grunt of satisfaction.
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"I scarce know whether he did me service or disservice, your Highness," he added, with something between a grunt and a sigh.
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If he had been Mr Pipchin, he'd have had some reason to grunt.
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The landlord gave a grunt and dropped into the sheriff's arms like a sack of meal.
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British Dictionary definitions for grunt
grunt
/ (ɡrʌnt) /
verb
(intr)(esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise
(when tr, may take a clause as object)to express something grufflyhe grunted his answer
noun
the characteristic low short gruff noise of pigs, etc, or a similar sound, as of disgust
any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Haemulon macrostomum (Spanish grunt), that utter a grunting sound when caught
USslangan infantry soldier or US Marine, esp in the Vietnam War
Derived forms of grunt
gruntingly, adverb
Word Origin for grunt
Old English grunnettan, probably of imitative origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn, grunni moaning, Latin grunnīre